Spiced Sweet Potato Doughnuts

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] Mahlab is primarily used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern breads and pastries, but there's no reason to limit it to those applications. It works surprisingly well with baking spices common in most pantries, like nutmeg and cinnamon....

Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

With a wonderfully crisp exterior and fluffy interior, these chocolate cake doughnuts make a satisfying treat.

DIY Donettes (Mini Sugar-Coated Doughnuts)

Like the ones made by Hostess, my Donettes are fluffy bites of yellow cake swaddled in a messy coat of powdered sugar, and small enough to eat by the handful. They're a little tangy like the original, but from thick Greek yogurt rather than some mystery additive, with a vibrant color and custardy richness from egg yolks. But the real secret is refined coconut oil, which is odorless at high heat and happens to be the tastiest fry oil around.

Yeast-Raised Doughnuts

These yeast-raised doughnuts are buttery, tender, and best enjoyed warm.

Spiced Squash Doughnuts

With fall upon us there's no reason to let pumpkin have all the fun. Squash lends a light sweetness and mild earthiness to these doughnuts and it also happens to make for a very tender and fluffy cake.

The Best Apple Cider Doughnuts

While apple cider doughnuts are often made with a cake-like batter, this recipe uses a yeast-raised dough. The resulting doughnuts are hearty but light, with a sweet-tart coating of apple cinnamon sugar to push their fall flavor right over the top.

Sunday Brunch: Glazed Buttermilk Cake Doughnuts

All you need to make the best doughnuts you have ever eaten is patience with sticky dough, a frying or candy thermometer, and a willingness to turn a blind eye to the amount of oil it takes to cook them.

Easy Homemade Doughnuts

Note on the biscuits: I used Pillsbury biscuits for this recipe. One roll of "Buttermilk" biscuits yields ten small (about 2 1/2-inch inches in diameter) doughnuts and ten tiny doughnut holes. You'll need a 1/2-inch round cutter to punch out...

Boston Cream Doughnuts

This homemade version of Boston Cream doughnuts makes sure every component rocks thanks to a dark chocolate glaze, vanilla bean pastry cream, and tender yeasted dough.

Gluten-Free Tuesday: Vegan Apple Doughnuts

Apple doughnuts in March? Let me explain! Originally I planned to share a buttermilk doughnut recipe for Gluten-Free Tuesday. We've made pancakes and waffles in this column; turning to doughnuts next seemed only right. In an effort to create an allergen-free doughnut, I skipped the buttermilk and eggs and turned to apple juice.